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The Witness reports that a Durban police officer has been remanded in custody following his arrest for the alleged murder of a fellow officer in Mariannhill last week.
KZN police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo, said Constable Andile Zulu was arrested on Friday in connection with the killing of Constable Siboniso Ngidi. The incident took place on Saturday, 11 October when Ngidi, who was driving along Chestnut Crescent in Mariannhill, reportedly asked the driver of a vehicle parked in the middle of the road to move. “An altercation ensued and that driver, who was later identified as Constable Zulu, fired several shots towards Constable Ngidi,” Mhlongo reported.
Ngidi was rushed to hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Preliminary investigations led officers to Escombe railway station, where Zulu was stationed. He was asked to surrender but allegedly fled. Zulu handed himself over to members of the National Intervention Unit the following day and was then arrested by the Hawks. He was charged with murder and attempted murder. Zulu appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was remanded in custody until 27 October, when he is expected to apply for bail.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kayla Shaw at The Witness
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